The Child Remains

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The Child Remains

Released Jun 7, 2019

1h 47m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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An expectant couple's intimate weekend turns to terror when they discover their secluded country inn is a haunted maternity home where unwanted infants and mothers were murdered.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

But after a while, the preponderance of creepy teases - a freaky doll, a bloody ghost, a surly handyman, a chorus of whispery voices and more - makes this feel like a supernatural thriller that can't settle on how exactly it wants to scare the audience.

Jun 7, 2019

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Rex Reed

Observer

The Child Remains is typical of the kind of dumpster material we're getting these days at the movies.

Rated: 0/4

Jun 7, 2019

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Rocco T. Thompson

Rue Morgue Magazine

There’s certainly an authority and dedication from both director and cast to the unholy mess of it all, but ultimately, The Child Remains is all sizzle, no (baby) steak.

Jul 3, 2024

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

The film has some stunning shots and good performances that elevate it past something that could have been marked off as a "movie of the week" type of film.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 12, 2020

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Tracy Allen

PopHorror.com

Although the film had some faults, I thinkThe Child Remainsis a strong, inventive addition to the indie film genre.

Rated: 5.5/10

Aug 8, 2019

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Matt Donato

Flickering Myth

The Child Remains is an outrageous, messy amalgamation of genre tonality that is far more confounding than it is cleanly executed.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 9, 2019

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Audience Member

The acting is not as bad as some are making it out to be. It serves it purpose. The main issue is the writing and the characters, specially the main character who is an absolute pain all the way through.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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jeff l

A good, interesting story,but it was more like a supernatural drama/ mystery than a horror movie. Nothing really scary. A little boring.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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The entire movie looked cheap, was directed poorly and acted even worse. The movie has no scares and doesn't know how to scare its audience or even create and real sense of tension. I can take a low budget horror but this was awful.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

It was like a trainwreck, but I was entertained nonetheless.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

This movie is very suspenseful! The rating is low but shouldn't be! I don't believe in spoilers so I won't write specifics about the movie! However, if your looking for a movie that gets you on the edge of your seat, while having you want to rock back in forth trying to figure out the twists, this is the movie for you! Well worth it! Stephen King has done it again! Did I mention it's based on true facts which is such a mind f@$k in itself!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

We absolutely loved it .thank you from tomahawk wi

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Synopsis

An expectant couple's intimate weekend turns to terror when they discover their secluded country inn is a haunted maternity home where unwanted infants and mothers were murdered.

Director: Michael Melski
Producer: Craig Cameron, Michael Melski
Screenwriter: Michael Melski
Distributor: Uncork'd Entertainment
Production Co: Chronicle Pictures, A71 Productions, Malefic Films
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 7, 2019
Runtime: 1h 47m

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